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CURIOUS KEAS
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MILITARY MUSEUMPAGE 14
30 August, 2012
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Two young Southlanders might
have their feet firmly back on the
mainland but they have yet to
get back down to earth after a
once-in-a -lifetime trip to one of the
most pristine environments on the
planet.
Fiordland College student Nicholas
Humphries, 15, of Te Anau, and
Southland Girls’ High School
student Sophie Smith, 18, of
Limehills, were selected alongside
28 other young environmental
leaders to follow in Sir Peter
Blake’s footsteps as part of the
inaugural Young Blake Expedition
to the Kermadec Islands this
month.
The 30 were chosen, from the 50
teenagers from around the country
selected to attend the Sir Peter
Blake Youth EnviroLeaders’ Forum
in Auckland in April, for the trip
commemorating 10 years since Sir
Peter’s death.
Joined by 20 scientists, artists,
marine and environmental
experts, the group travelled
aboard the HMNZS Canterbury
and were invited to assist with
with shark tagging, dolphin DNA
sampling, and plankton monitoring
as they observed the Kermadecs’
unique flora and fauna, learning
about one of New Zealand’s
little-visited northern outposts.
Comprising five main islands
covering about 33 square
kilometres, the Kermadecs lie
about 1000km northeast of
New Zealand and make up New
Zealand’s largest marine reserve.
The youngsters’ adventure began
even before the ship reached
the island group as en route they
encountered a raft of floating
pumice, 250 nautical miles long
and 30 nautical miles wide, from
an undersea volcanic eruption.
They helped collect samples of the
pumice that will be analysed to
determine which volcano it came
from.
Once at the Kermadecs their
days were action-packed, with
half the group going ashore while
the others stayed on the ship
snorkelling and assisting in marine
studies, before swapping roles.
Sophie said words failed to
describe the experience.
“Basically nobody gets to do what
wegottodosoit’shardto
describe how terrific it was and
how inspirational it was.”
She said the mentors they were
teamed with were generous with
their time and knowledge and
their passion was contagious.
“People pay money to be with
these people – I feel like they’re
my friends now.”
Nicholas, one of the youngest
on the expedition, struggled to
pick single moments from a trip
full of highlights but said he had
thoroughly enjoyed the trek to
Denham Bay and was also excited
to be part of the shark tagging
group that caught a previously
undescribed species of shark –
one of only five ever caught before.
It had been frozen for scientific
analysis.
The trip home was also eventful
as the ship was diverted to rescue
five people from a stricken boat off
Great Barrier Island.
Sophie said of all the adventures
on the trip, it was the relationships
she formed with the others on the
expedition that were among the
most special.
Nicholas agreed, saying they had
formed a close bond, enjoyed
vigorous debate and were all keen
to continue to work together in
some form to help youth have a
voice on environmental and social
issues.
Teens revel in trip of a lifetime
RIGHT: Sophie Smith, of Limehills,
catching sharks with fishing rods off
the back of the HMNZS Canterbury,
before tagging them for scientific
purposes.
By Kirsty Macnicol
ABOVE: The adventure began before
they even reached the Kermadecs
as the HMNZS Canterbury passed
through this area of floating pumice.
PHOTO: NZ Defence Force
Fiordland College student Nicholas Humphries (second from right) on Raoul
Island with other members of the inaugural Young Blake Expedition.
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